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On my current WIP (the Kinkade) when I hold it up to the light I can see gaps in between. It's not visable otherwise but am a bit worried.

Is this normal?

Do you mean through the holes?

Its Normal

Who else but you is going to hold it to the light

As said before on here Hold it up in front of you and look in mirror

I'm with Reta on this one. If it's not noticeable from a sensible distance without holding it up to the light, it's not a problem. If you're having it framed it will be mounted on a board anyway.

If, on the other hand, the fabric is clearly showing through between the stitches even at normal viewing distance you might want to adjust your tension and/or the number of strands you use for that count of fabric.

One of the most common things we all do, it seems, is to look at our stitching in ways that no one else will look. Up close to your nose and up to the light. And there is no doubt in my mind that we are all our worst critics. As Reta said Hold it up in front of you and look in the mirror. Get someone to hold it up away from you or at least look at it at arm's length. I find that taking a photo is also helpful because it seems to provide that more distant view that is how others will see it.


Carole

BizzieLizzie wrote:I'm with Reta on this one. If it's not noticeable from a sensible distance without holding it up to the light, it's not a problem. If you're having it framed it will be mounted on a board anyway.

If, on the other hand, the fabric is clearly showing through between the stitches even at normal viewing distance you might want to adjust your tension and/or the number of strands you use for that count of fabric.

I agree. My first thought was that your stitches might be too tight.

As the others have already said you need to look at it from at least arms length or more to simulate how it will be viewed when finished.

I did the mirror trick and arms length (away from the light) and no issues. Glad to hear its normal!

I do have the odd stitch I'm not happy with but not a lot I can do to change

rcperryls wrote:One of the most common things we all do, it seems, is to look at our stitching in ways that no one else will look. Carole

Lol one of the ladies in my tapestry class uses a bugs eye magnifiier to inspect stitching ... if there is a fault she will find it, she's very good at it.

I'm not sure, in the end, that I like her work more than my own (faults and all) though lol. There is such a thing as too perfect.

Mystonique wrote:Lol one of the ladies in my tapestry class uses a bugs eye magnifiier to inspect stitching ... if there is a fault she will find it, she's very good at it.

I hope she only does that with her own stitching, otherwise she might find herself with no stitchy friends! (Sounds like she'd make a great competition judge, though.)

oh no, she shares her bugs eye with anyone who has their work out near her long enough ... there are those who've told her to sod off in no uncertain terms. Me, I find her super helpful - she's always makes very constructive comments about how to avoid or fix.

Speaking of fixing - how is the light through the fabric looking in the mirror? Have you tried it? It's really a usefull way of determining if things "look" right (well for anyone who doesn't have a bugs eye lol).